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On the official road leading to Huduba, a group of cavalry galloped by.

The riders are all strong and strong, closely guarding a burly man among them, and the man's extraordinary temperament is particularly eye-catching.

This person is not an outsider, it is Liu Yu, the general of Longxiang who was ordered by the king to go south to quell the rebellion.

Since the rebels of the Heavenly Master Dao had retreated to Huiji, Liu Yu lacked a sailor, so he did not take the liberty of engaging the enemy.

This time, he went to Wu County specifically to ask for help from Hexi.

In the evening, Liu Yu and his entourage arrived at Huduba.

At this time, Liu Muzhi had just returned from Yizhou, but as soon as he returned, he received a letter from Princess Jinling.

Seeing Liu Muzhi falling into deep thought, Sun next to him couldn't help but ask, "Right Sima, what is written in the letter?" ”

"The people in the royal family are really not powerful, and it is really rare for King Langya to have such scheming at such a young age."

After sighing, Liu Muzhi put away the letter and said to Sun: "In a few days, I will go to Jiankang, and Wujun will be handed over to Ji Gao." ”

"What? Right Sima is going to Jiankang? Why? Sun Chu was shocked.

"The princess has a letter, I want the Hexi Gang to help King Langya, I have to go over and have a look."

"Help King Langya? What does Princess Jinling want to do?"

"Hehe, it's not what the princess wants to do, but King Langya is unwilling to be lonely." Liu Muzhi laughed.

Just as Sun wanted to further investigate the details, he heard a knock on the door outside.

A guard pushed the door in, bowed down and said, "Qi Qi Right Sima, Yuan Taishou sent someone over to invite you over." ”

"Yuan Taishou invited me?"

When Liu Muyi heard this, his heart suddenly swelled with doubts, and he asked, "Do you know what happened?" ”

"Lord Hui, according to the visitor, it is Long Xiang's general Liu Yu who is visiting."

"What?! Liu Yu is here? Liu Muzhi was shocked.

He didn't rush to get up, but turned his head to look at Sun.

"Ji Gao, what do you think of Liu Yu's purpose for this trip?"

"Right Sima, right now, the rebels are retreating to Huiji, and they are defending according to the danger."

"Even if Liu Yu is strong and strong, the last general thinks that he will not go to the enemy."

"Not surprisingly, Liu Yu went south this time, and nine times out of ten he came to ask for help."

"Asking for help? Well...... There is a possibility. ”

"However, if you ask for help, with Liu Yu's own status as the governor of the three Wu Zhujun, he only needs a military order, so why should he go to Hudubi in person?"

"This ...... I can't figure it out even if I am humble. ”

……

At the same time, Yuan Shansong was entertaining Liu Yu and his party in the Taishou Mansion.

It is said that Liu Yu's official position is far above Yuan Shansong, but this time he went south specifically to ask for help, so he put his posture very low.

Yuan Shansong was slightly twisted in his eyebrows, and sighed helplessly for a long time: "General Liu, if it weren't for the fact that the official was unwilling to help, that sailor didn't belong to Wu County at all." ”

"Isn't there a sailor in the imperial court? Why bother yourself? ”

Liu Yu smiled bitterly: "Gong Yuan, if there are other choices, I won't come to embarrass you!" ”

"The imperial court sailor has another important task, and he can't be transferred to the southeast in a short time."

"If today's Shidao rebels retreat to Huiji, there is Zhejiang on the left and the sea on the right, and these two natural dangers are protected."

"If there is no sailor to help in the battle, how dare Ben go south to fight to the death with the rebels?"

"In case of the rebels' tricks again, it is a small matter for the general to die in battle."

"If you accidentally let the thief's power rise, I am afraid that it will affect the safety of the court!"

"Alas, that's fine! The old man put his face out of his face and begged for peace. ”

……

When Liu Muzhi arrived at the Taishou Mansion, he saw Yuan Shansong and Liu Yu standing at the door to greet him.

Looking at the personable Liu Muzhi from afar, Liu Yu was in a very complicated mood.

Once, he had a good chance to take this Wang Zuozhicai for his own use.

But by mistake, he and Liu Mu missed each other.

Now he has also recruited a lot of talents, but every time he thinks of Liu Muzhi, Liu Yu's heart is still full of regrets.

"Oh, isn't this a slave brother? You're still so bold and magnificent! ”

When Liu Muyi saw Liu Yu, he was full of praise on his face, and even wanted to prepare a big gift.

Originally, Liu Yu admired Liu Mu's talent and fame, but now he wants to ask the other party, how dare he accept his gift? !

He hurriedly stepped forward to support Liu Muzhi, and he was not courteous to the other party.

And Liu Muzhi also got up, held Liu Yu's hands, looked at them carefully, and slowly spoke for a long time.

"I haven't seen you for a few years, and I can't imagine that the gangsters who mixed the streets of Jingkou back then are now famous heroes."

"The slave can have today, thanks to the help of most of the capitals back then."

"Eh, the virtuous brother is too humble."

"I have heard most of the people in the next generation, there are countless heroes in the world, and the lone slave can be called the male of the best."

After speaking, without waiting for Liu Yu to explain anything, Liu Muzhi turned around and asked Yuan Shansong for guilt.

"I'm sorry, I made you wait for a long time."

"Hahaha, Dao He's polite, let's go! Let's go into the house and talk about it. ”

The three of them walked into the hall side by side, and then sat down as guests.

Yuan Shansong sat at the top as the master, and Liu Yu and Liu Mu accompanied the prime minister.

"I don't know what happened to the prince?"

"This ...... Don't know and know the recent movements of the rebels? ”

"I've heard a little!"

"I heard that the rebels have retreated to Huiji and relied on Zhejiang to defend it, is that so?"

"That's right!"

Yuan Shansong pointed at Liu Yu and said: "General Liu was ordered to exterminate the rebels, but because of the lack of a sailor, he did not dare to go south. ”

"He heard that Hexi has a sailor in Wu County, so he wants to ask Hexi sailor to help him."

"What?!" Liu Muzhi stood up suddenly.

It is not a secret that Hexi has a sailor in Wu County, and almost everyone knows it from the Taishou to the common people.

It's not that Liu Muzhi doesn't want to hide it, but he knows that he can't hide it at all.

As long as he recruits local young and strong water masters; As long as the sailor appears in the sea area of Wu County, sooner or later he will be discovered by outsiders.

But everyone has been downplaying this matter all along, and Liu Muzhi rarely talks about it openly with everyone.

And the Hexi sailor is even more low-key, except for the daily reception of displaced people, he rarely appears in public in Wu County.

And Wu County also turned a blind eye to this, and formed a tacit understanding with Hexi.

Today, Liu Yu suddenly invited Hexi to participate in the suppression of bandits, which shocked Liu Muzhi.

He was worried about the reaction of the imperial court, after all, once he participated in the battle, the Hexi Navy Division would inevitably appear in the sight of the imperial court.

In addition, Liu Muzhi was also worried about breaking the balance between Hexi and the Heavenly Master Dao.

Many people may not believe that since the outbreak of the rebellion, the reason why Kure County has not been invaded by the rebels on a large scale.

It was because there was a tacit understanding between Hexi and the Heavenly Master Dao, and the peace of Wu County was exchanged for Hexi continuing to sell ordnance to the Heavenly Master Dao.

Otherwise, with hundreds of guards and thousands of weak county soldiers, how could it be possible to keep Wu County safe?

If he agreed to Liu Yu's request to send troops today, he would definitely anger Heavenly Master Dao and provoke revenge.

If the imperial court has the ability to suppress the rebellion in one fell swoop, then it would be nothing if the Hexi sailors followed and beat the water dogs.

But Liu Muzhi knew that the Heavenly Master Dao was powerful, no matter how powerful Liu Yu was, he would not want to completely destroy the Heavenly Master Dao in a short period of time.

In the unlikely event that the remnants of the Heavenly Master Dao escaped, he would become a confidant in the Hexi Sea in the future, which would have a major impact on overseas plans.

"Isn't there a sailor in Jiangdong? And the strength is strong, the world is famous! Why should the general give up the strong and seek the weak? ”

"The sailors in Hexi are just a rabble, and they are really unworthy of this heavy responsibility, so please ask the general to invite another master."

"Dao He doesn't know, the imperial court sailor has a heavy responsibility, and he has no time to take care of the southeast for the time being."

"If it weren't for that, Yu wouldn't have come to ask for help or help."

"This ......"

Liu Muzhi pondered for a moment, and then asked, "I don't know how General Liu is going to use the water division?" Is there a specific strategy? ”

"The generals divided the soldiers into two routes, and showed off their troops on the north bank of Zhejiang all the way to attract the attention of the rebels."

"The other way took Wu Jun to the south, and with the assistance of the sailor, boarded the ship from Haiyan and went straight to the other side of the river."

"Well, that's good! General Liu really knows the art of war. ”

"Then I don't know if the Hexi Water Division is willing to help in the war?" Liu Yu looked at Liu Muzhi with an earnest face.

After Liu Muzhi weighed it, he finally agreed to Liu Yu's request.

He wanted to find a real combat opportunity for Sun and them to test the training of the Hexi Water Division.

"Gee, that's great." Liu Yu said ecstatically.

"General Liu, don't be happy too early, there is still a request that I haven't said."

"In order not to cause other trouble, this time the Hexi Water Division will participate in the battle in the name of the Jiangdong Water Division."

"No problem!" Liu Yu agreed.